The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
It also organises several annual initiatives and events with a focus on civil society and citizens’ participation such as the Civil Society Prize, the Civil Society Days, the Your Europe, Your Say youth plenary and the ECI Day.
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The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
The EESC has six sections, specialising in concrete topics of relevance to the citizens of the European Union, ranging from social to economic affairs, energy, environment, external relations or the internal market.
Expanding the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) to 2% of EU GDP and mobilising all available instruments (RRF, InvestEU, EIB, ESM) to close the EU’s investment deficit in green, digital, social and strategic sectors.
Developing a moderately expansionary monetary policy once inflation is under control and strengthening the role of euro as a global reserve currency by introducing the digital euro, using the stock of EU debt and completing the capital markets and banking union.
Ensuring permanent and structured involvement of social partners and civil society organisations in the European Semester, while protecting sustainable finance rules, social spending and cohesion against excessive fiscal consolidation or defence-driven imbalances.